DON’T MISS THESE FOOD AND DRINK FREEBIES

STARTLING new statistics revealed this week that the price of basic foods such as pasta have jumped by up to 50 pc in the past year.

With experts warning that things may well get worse before they get better, it’s up to us to find the bargains — and here are a few to start you off.

SimplyCook.com offers new customers a free box of four recipes and ingredients.

It usually costs £9.99, so be sure you cancel before further payments are taken. And there is a £1 postage fee. Virgin mobile and O2 customers can get a free drink at Caffe Nero each month. If you’re with O2 you can also get a free Greggs breakfast roll on Friday or Saturday mornings. KFC fans can get a free side order (including chicken wings and popcorn chicken) by signing up to its loyalty app, The Colonel’s Club. If you download the Taco Bell mobile app and enter a friend’s invite code, you will get a free taco and 50 reward points. Jordon Cox ‘Britain’s Coupon Kid’ says you can use his code: JORDX14409.

The McDonald’s app also offers special deals and you will get a free hot drink after downloading it.

For a free can of Pringles, download the cashback app Shopmium and enter the code YU8i9F. The price of the Pringles will be sent to your Paypal account once you have uploaded a photo of your receipt as proof of purchase.

And, finally, you can get two-for-one pizzas at Domino’s if you collect it yourself.